tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6914086676454800973.post2512680720481988802..comments2018-02-18T21:36:03.555-09:00Comments on VeggiePharm: Potatoes Cure T2D!Tim Steelenoreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6914086676454800973.post-51704381477481596732017-05-12T11:06:04.276-08:002017-05-12T11:06:04.276-08:00I know a T2B diabetic who tried the Taylor experim...I know a T2B diabetic who tried the Taylor experimnt for 8 weeks, and then continued it for over a year. She thought she would get off insulin, which never happened. She is a long term insulin injector. In my opinion experiments like Taylor&#39;s work when you are newly diagnosed and have never dieted before. Every time you change your diet in whatever way, you change your gut flora (and often not for the better)which can makes the situation worse. <br /><br />Jo tBAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6914086676454800973.post-78252812549758346782017-05-08T14:34:35.850-08:002017-05-08T14:34:35.850-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.OldTechhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10168775200930828906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6914086676454800973.post-44689062087809811482017-05-04T22:33:00.462-08:002017-05-04T22:33:00.462-08:00Thank you Steve for your comment. And all your goo...Thank you Steve for your comment. And all your good work. My dad has T2D, so did my grandfather, and I guess I&#39;m next in line if I don&#39;t watch myself. <br /><br />My dad started LCHF and that helped a lot, and now is on to fasting, which seems to be even better for him. He&#39;s off almost all his meds, and has lost lots of weight. <br /><br />I recommended resistant starch as well, and he sees lower FBG when doing it. There is a good video on dietdoctor.com about the microbiome and the danger of not feeding it on an LCHF diet. Robert Anderssonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10504135863511112146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6914086676454800973.post-29416928313831938712017-05-04T15:55:23.596-08:002017-05-04T15:55:23.596-08:00Here&#39;s a comment from Angelo Coppola who canno...Here&#39;s a comment from Angelo Coppola who cannot post here for some odd reason:<br /><br />Heya, Tim. I don&#39;t recall if we&#39;ve ever discussed the Newcastle Research. It&#39;s the first place my mind goes when T2D comes up. The approach, in a nutshell, is to reduce food intake to 800 calories per day for 60 days. This, the researchers believe, reduces fat stores in the liver and pancreas (by just a gram or so!), allowing them to function normally again. When totally successful, this is a *cure*. And, if I recall correctly, the success rate is something like 2 out 3. They even have long-term T2Ds (10+ years) who have returned to normal.<br /><br />800 calories a day for 2 months doesn&#39;t sound fun, but the pay off is big if it works. I wrote about it here: http://www.humansarenotbroken.com/reversing-type-2-diabetes-the-university-of-newcastle-research-with-diet-plan/<br /><br />It&#39;s the first thing I&#39;d try if I had Type 2 Diabetes. And hopefully the last. Of course, after reversing the disease, people can&#39;t just go back to their old diets that got them into trouble in the first place.<br /><br />So, yeah, 800 calories per day from taters could be a really good way to go, since they are nutritionally complete and satiating. The researchers say it doesn&#39;t really matter what people eat, though, and they&#39;re probably right. Rapid weight loss (15% of starting bodyweight or more) in 60 days or less is probably key.<br />Tim Steelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01611027687223434753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6914086676454800973.post-82630583191295439682017-05-04T15:54:44.574-08:002017-05-04T15:54:44.574-08:00Hey, Steve - For the record, I think it&#39;s grea...Hey, Steve - For the record, I think it&#39;s great what you do. It gives other diabetics the courage to go a different direction than drugs and crappy diet. Just like the article I was talking about in the blog post, &quot;look beyond drugs and the cupboard is bare.&quot; Doctors and dieticians have no imagination. FBG is above 130? Metformin for life, no other changes needed. Will it help you live longer? Nope. Will I lose weight? Nope. Ludicrous!Tim Steelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01611027687223434753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6914086676454800973.post-81586031452846137932017-05-04T14:58:22.794-08:002017-05-04T14:58:22.794-08:00I did the RS Experiment and it did lower my averag...I did the RS Experiment and it did lower my average fasting blood sugars from 81 to 77 (as I recall). From reports I&#39;ve had from others, it helped them lower their fasting BG as well, some it had no affect. <br /><br />Why did I stop? Prior to testing RS my fasting BG was awesome. If I needed it to maintain normal BG I would certainly still be taking it. <br /><br />Yes, RS did mute the BG response after multiple heating and coolings of potatoes, beans etc... but the spike was still more than I wanted. <br /><br />Finally, I did an OGTT with RS and I was REALLY disappointed, my numbers did not improve even after re-adapting to carbs. <br /><br />I weaned off of the RS and my BG stayed well within normal ranges. I saw no reason to continue. <br /><br />Experiments: I do love to experiment. I&#39;ve done low fat, high fat and all points in between. <br /><br />My current carnivore experiment is ... tasty. :) <br /><br />Thanks for the kind words and for the shout out. :) <br /><br />Steve Cooksey, Diabetes Warriorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06841105630989160799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6914086676454800973.post-76303904494779363062017-05-04T13:37:16.513-08:002017-05-04T13:37:16.513-08:00Steve seems to be in non-stop experimental mode. ...Steve seems to be in non-stop experimental mode. He has a great back-story, and he&#39;s a great guy. His focus is on living with diabetes. He wrote a couple blog posts about his RS experiments, which lowered his BG if I remember correctly.Tim Steelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01611027687223434753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6914086676454800973.post-41618213279260929812017-05-04T13:05:12.192-08:002017-05-04T13:05:12.192-08:00Thank you for the link, very much appreciated!Thank you for the link, very much appreciated!John Dykinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6914086676454800973.post-73281008202288875432017-05-04T12:56:05.256-08:002017-05-04T12:56:05.256-08:00Didn&#39;t Diabetes warrior use to do resistant st...Didn&#39;t Diabetes warrior use to do resistant starch before? Why did he stop?Robert Anderssonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10504135863511112146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6914086676454800973.post-39205227530499230302017-05-04T11:28:39.761-08:002017-05-04T11:28:39.761-08:00Yes I suppose the raw meat would be better (I seem...Yes I suppose the raw meat would be better (I seem to remember the Inuits not being low carb due to the glycogen which quickly degrades), I wouldn&#39;t want to be trialling it though, especially with my genetics (mthfr etc)Rob Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00861227147433172034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6914086676454800973.post-66419991910893451842017-05-04T11:13:48.733-08:002017-05-04T11:13:48.733-08:00I&#39;d say listen to the doc. Here&#39;s a littl...I&#39;d say listen to the doc. Here&#39;s a little pampplet from the NIH on potassium and kidney disease. Sounds like the problem is that the kidneys cannot excrete excess potassium and some meds they take might raise it. Safest to check levels and follow doctors advice. https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/health-communication-programs/nkdep/a-z/nutrition-potassium/Pages/nutrition-potassium.aspxTim Steelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01611027687223434753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6914086676454800973.post-88504020433478518172017-05-04T06:01:19.859-08:002017-05-04T06:01:19.859-08:00Tim, I have a friend who is T2D, kidneys working a...Tim, I have a friend who is T2D, kidneys working at 3%, undergoing dialysis. I know not to ask for medical advice, just curious your thoughts on his kidney doc telling him to avoid foods with potassium?John Dykinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6914086676454800973.post-51058239176026574222017-05-03T07:28:21.738-08:002017-05-03T07:28:21.738-08:00Rob - I can&#39;t really say what an all-meat diet...Rob - I can&#39;t really say what an all-meat diet would do to gut flora. If the meat was mainly raw, and mainly fish, it would possibly be better than cooked red meats. I should also think that processed/cured meats would really cause some harm, but someone needs to study the effects of all-meat diets. However, there are no ancestral precedents for eating JUST meat. I cannot imagine a place on Earth where people would be forced to abandon all plant matter and just eat meat, except by choice.Tim Steelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01611027687223434753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6914086676454800973.post-35497112238685394052017-05-03T07:24:49.796-08:002017-05-03T07:24:49.796-08:00You will be pleasantly unimpressed, lol. I have a...You will be pleasantly unimpressed, lol. I have about half the reports in so far. Bread/potatoes spike BG, RS does not. It makes an interesting case-study, though, and you&#39;ll see some interesting trends with regard to FBG and postprandial responses.Tim Steelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01611027687223434753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6914086676454800973.post-31950329170439742952017-05-03T03:20:43.323-08:002017-05-03T03:20:43.323-08:00Can&#39;t wait to see the BS/RS data!Can&#39;t wait to see the BS/RS data!Terri Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06876163878161971724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6914086676454800973.post-64289676865052170542017-05-03T03:18:46.075-08:002017-05-03T03:18:46.075-08:00I had a shot at eating really nothing but meat due...I had a shot at eating really nothing but meat due to gut issues maybe 5 years ago. Needless to say things went from bad to worse!<br /><br />If you&#39;re theory above is that improvements from T2D come from modulating gut flora - an all meat diet will probably make things worse? Rob Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00861227147433172034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6914086676454800973.post-5248643166588930772017-05-02T19:39:29.250-08:002017-05-02T19:39:29.250-08:00I&#39;m a sucker for a good headline myself. I ca...I&#39;m a sucker for a good headline myself. I can&#39;t help clicking those &quot;one weird trick...&quot; articles. <br /><br />Yeah...Steve is eating nothing but meat. I can&#39;t imagine that it&#39;s a good thing, long term. It won&#39;t cure his diabetes. I don&#39;t think he has any end-points other than keeping his BG low and feeling good. But, it&#39;s probably better than eating SAD, so I&#39;ll just keep my mouth shut. Tim Steelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01611027687223434753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6914086676454800973.post-60544446642422309372017-05-02T18:12:34.774-08:002017-05-02T18:12:34.774-08:00Click-bait, works every time (it worked on me anyw...Click-bait, works every time (it worked on me anyway)<br /><br />Slightly OT but I see the Diabetes Warrior has decided to go full on carnivore, nothing but meat. Should be interesting to see what happens there, yes?wildcucumberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16984536305827910383noreply@blogger.com